United States DC Circuit

Conviction of Iraq War protester Cindy Sheehan for demonstrating without a permit on the White House sidewalk is reversed as Sheehan was convicted of a crime that does not exist, strict liability under 36 C.F.R. section 7.96, and prevented from offering a viable defense.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/16/2007
• Decided 01/11/2008
• Published 01/11/2008

Judges

• Before: SENTELLE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Catherine M.A. Carroll argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the briefs were David S. Cohen and Jennifer M. O'Connor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Florence Y. Pan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III and Michael Truscott, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.